Postponed: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Public Forum

The following event meant to take place on 20th November 2014 at KICC - Nairobi, has been postponed to facilitate further consultations.

A CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE THAT THE BAN ON GM-FOOD IMPORTS IN KENYA IS MAINTAINED

Over the last decade and a half, there has been an orchestrated pressure to have African countries adopt genetic engineering and to start cultivating genetically modified crops. The campaign is bankrolled by giant biotech companies in collaboration with some developed Countries with the main interest being to increase its global market share for seed and agrochemicals in the continent and elsewhere in the world. The companies have been financing a powerful GM-lobby that has widespread influence with policy makers, academia as well as the media. The giant biotech companies are interested in increasing market share for seed and agrochemicals.

However, the Kenya Biodiversity Coalition (KBioC), an umbrella body representing over 60 member CSOs whose main objective is to ensure the public is AWARE and ALERT on issues of concern on environment, agriculture, livestock, food safety and health and biodiversity, works with small scale farmers and has been calling upon the Kenya government, as well as other African governments, to tread carefully before embracing the GMOs.

KBioC’s stand is informed by the fact that the application of other ‘traditional’ options such as land reforms, irrigation, and adoption of sustainable agro-ecological practices, like organic farming, as well as preservation of indigenous farming techniques has been proved to offer better, long-term results for societies struggling to feed ever-growing population.  

It is on this background and much more that the above meeting is going to take place.

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